Raywood ash (Fraxinus angustifolia 'Raywood')

Native: Mediterranean

Tree Characteristics

• Shape: Oval or Rounded
• Foliage: Deciduous, Pinnately Compound Odd, Dark Green, Red or Purple
• Height: 40 - 50 feet.
• Width: 20 - 30 feet.
• Flowers: Inconspicuous. Flowers in Spring.
• Fruit: Fruitless.
• Bark: Light Gray, Rough or Smooth.
• Shading Capacity: Moderate in Leaf, Moderate out of Leaf.

Tree Site Conditions & Constraints

• Zones: Sunset 2 - 9 and 14 – 24, USDA Hardiness 5 - 8.
• Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Pests & Disease Information

• Resistant: Oak Root Fungus.
• Susceptible: Beetle Borers, Scales and White Fly, Root Rot, Sooty Mold and Verticillium.

Health, Safety & Environmental Concerns

• Branch Strength: Medium.
• Root Damage Potential: Moderate.
• Health Hazard: Allergy

Source:

SelecTree. "Fraxinus angustifolia 'Raywood' Tree Record." 1995-2018. Mar 19, 2018. < https://selectree.calpoly.edu/tree-detail/fraxinus-angustifolia-raywood >

The Editors of Sunset. (2012) The New Sunset Western Garden Book New York, New York: Sunset Books, Inc.